FLR Communications

Friday, February 25, 2011

About FLR Communications

FLR Communications, founded in 1998 by freelance writer and marketing communications professional Faye Rapoport DesPres, M.S., M.F.A. (also published under the byline Faye Rapoport), is dedicated to providing the highest quality creative communications services for businesses, organizations and writers nationwide. Faye does writing, editing and proofreading for creative and professional book manuscripts, PR materials, newsletters, blogs, marketing pieces and more. Faye also handles social media marketing campaigns for clients (Facebook and Twitter), and is available for one-on-one tutoring sessions, or to teach classes, on using Social Media to promote your business, book and/or writing career. She is also part of a network of creative freelance professionals who can combine their talents to meet organizational clients' needs.

FLR's current and recent/past work includes:

Freelance journalism (including articles published in The New York Times)
Editing a memoir by author and Congressional candidate Donald Hussey, which was published as "Ticket to Ride: The Promise of America"
Line-editing a memoir by paralympic cyclist Paul Martin, which was published as "One Man's Leg"
Writing weekly blog posts on a variety of topics for an eco-friendly home cleaning company and a kitchen and appliance company
Writing press releases for a nationally franchised home cleaning company and numerous other businesses
Spearheading the social media marketing efforts of Aetrex Worldwide, an international pedorthic and comfort footwear company, and producing a weekly e-newsletter for Aetrex titled "The Pedorthic Newswire"
Tutoring in social media
Teaching adult education courses on "Writing the Personal Essay" and other topics related to creative writing
Proofreading multiple website pages on a variety of health-related topics for a major health care agency in New York City
Creating and maintaining Twitter accounts and Facebook pages for a gifts company and a lighting company
Proofreading a 30-page business plan for a local client to eliminate typos and grammatical errors
Producing website content for local businesses
Editing notes into prose format for a book being penned by a prominent psychologist
Writing headlines and summarizing major news stories on a daily basis for Smartbrief, a Washington, D.C. company that produces daily industry association e-newsletters

Operating near Boston, Massachusetts, FLR Communications has worked with clients throughout the United States, from New York to California. The results speak for themselves: we have happy clients who return with new projects time and again. Please contact Faye Rapoport DesPres at "fayerd (at) gmail.com" for more information.

Testimonials/Recommendations

"Darn, you're good! I can't tell you how lucky I feel to have found you!"—Kathy Robinson, Founder/Career and Business Consultant, TurningPoint

"I have worked with Faye for over 13 years and in that time I have never met a more consistently effective writer with as much professionalism and integrity. Her writing is fantastic. Always concise, well researched and on message. Her work is addicting -- I just keep coming back for more!"
—Jackson D. Carson - Owner and President, Wavelength Media

"Faye is quick, incisive and masterful at communicating and hands-on-teaching. In less than two hours, sitting side-by-side at Panera, Faye taught me the ins and outs of Tweeting, and helped me set up my Twitter site. Within twenty-four hours, I was receiving followers and following."
—Faye Snider, LICSW, MFA, Writer and Therapist

"I have never worked with a better, more professional or more talented writer than Faye. Her quality and speed of writing never cease to amaze me. Even if she knows very little about the subject matter, Faye still manages to write in a cohesive, informative and logical manner. Our company felt a huge loss years ago when Faye left a full-time position with us to take another job offer, so we're excited that she's available now as a contractor. Working with Faye really takes the pain out of copywriting. She is a true asset to anyone who has the pleasure of working with her." —Donille Massa, Bulbrite

“An absolute great business decision to engage Faye as a freelance writer! She is fast which is so important when much of our work is time sensitive… She captures the essence of a story and puts it on paper effectively and she has great contacts! Faye makes our stories come to life! Successful Outcome? – YES! …we’ve found volunteer puppy raisers as a result of her talent! Thank you to Faye!”
—Linda Damato, Regional Marketing Manager for Guiding Eyes for the Blind Canine Development Center

"From the moment Faye and I engaged in our press release and Web content project, I found her to be fully present and highly responsive. She quickly grasped some difficult technical concepts and was then able to assist us with translating our complex message into simple, clear text for our audience."
—Lana Holmes, CEO, KnowledgeFilter, Inc.

"I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I am with your work so far. I feel like I'm hallucinating because it looks like you did almost everything I asked for in less than 24 hours, and it was all presented EXACTLY as I would have wanted it." —Chris Lyons, Chris Lyons Communications

"I contacted Faye Rapoport and we met for coffee to discuss my [editing] needs. Two weeks later I welcomed a meticulously buffed up manuscript which led almost immediately to landing a publisher!" — Paul Martin, Paralympic athlete, Iron Man and author of ONE MAN'S LEG

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Friday, February 25, 2011

About FLR Communications